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This year my only Ameraucana rooster & group of hens produced 4 chicks; all chicks have pea combs. I've never mixed my breeds before & was wondering if the result will always be pea comb with this rooster breed or hit & miss? The hatch was from 2 Ameraucana blue eggs & 2 Black Australorp brown...

So you know how some parents seem to think that their children are the best at everything, well..... Has anyone else seen their rooster do this "master flock managing"? My one & only flock rooster (an Ameraucana), Buckbeak, is brilliant, just brilliant, really! He makes every hen that comes...

"Today's the day"! That's what I said yesterday when the sun was out & the timing seemed right. The four broody hatched chicks are 6 wks old (3 pullets/1 roo) & three hatchery chicks are 4 wks old (2 pullets/1 roo). It was finally a warmer day to get them out of brooding areas & outside for...

Glad to be back on the BYC again as chickenmeadow, raising standard chickens now for larger eggs. Used to be save the favs on the BYC in 2009-2010, had bantam Blue Salmon Faverolles chickens then (I miss those sweeties). We wanted a fun & docile flock combo of 1 1/2 dozen that would be happy...

Broody "Blue" has 4 chicks that she parades around her separate area in the coop. This is her 1st time clutch, she's a real champ at it. The pic below is her & the chicks out for a stretch in the coop; Blue's head is swinging towards a nosey hen that ruined the picnic by pecking a chick, so back...

September will be here in 6 days, so, come join in with your hatches due in Sept. There'll be lots of "pippers, rockers wrigglers, wigglers, cheepers, peepers, zippers, lurkers, popping liders, leaping outers & hatchers." It's a good place to share your incubating excitement, hopes for...

August is around the corner & many will set eggs in an incubator or under a broody hen for an August hatch. Just wanted to get a jump on this, so it'll be ready for everyone. There'll be lots of "pippers, rockers wrigglers, wigglers, cheepers, peepers, zippers, lurkers, popping liders, leaping...

July is almost upon us & many are setting eggs under a broody hen or setting in the incubator for a hatch in July. There'll be lots of "pips, rocking, wriggles, wiggles, cheeps, peeps, zips, lurking, popping lids, leaping outs & hatchings." Come join in on the fun! June brought a lot of...

Hi, I'm looking to buy some hatching eggs for Bantam Buff Orpingtons.

Looking to buy about 8 hatching eggs for pure Bantam Buff Orpingtons. Shipping will be to Oregon.

It's almost June, so time to start the 'JUNE HATCH-A-LONG come join in.' Another month of fun & sharing our incubator or broody set eggs, wether they're shipped in eggs or good ole' fashion from your barnyard eggs. There'll be lots of "pips, rocking, wriggles, wiggles, cheeps, peeps, zips...

Just started up the incubator 2 days before setting the eggs in & wanted to use a "water wiggler/weazel/snake" with a glass thermometer for another temperature guage, for the first time. The wiggler was brand new when put into the heated bator & gave off a heavy plastic smell, but a little less...

It's time to start the 'MAY HATCH-A-LONG come join in' as there are many people setting eggs that are due to hatch in May. So, here we go again! Another month of fun & sharing our incubator or broody set eggs "pips, rocking, wriggles, wiggles, cheeps, zips, popping lids, leaping outs &...

April will be here before I know it & "hatchers" from March's hatch-a-long are already planning & setting their new hatches due in April. So here we are, another month to come of egg collecting, candling, turning, temp & humidity monitoring of incubators or "broody" hen watching...

Does anyone know of any articles or have any comments on carbon dioxide causing the muscle spasms which cause the chick in the egg to pip the membrane & then the shell? I've known about this for several years from back in the 80's when I raised & hatched cockatiels & various other parrots...

When I do a lockdown, I always use brand new/never used cardboard egg cartons to set the eggs upright & protect them from getting "tossed" by chicks that have hatched. It had occured to me that there could be contamination on used cartons. I was wondering if used cardboard cartons could be...

Wasn't planning on it, but suddenly I had the urge to set some more eggs in the incubator for March. You know how that goes..... Still hanging out on the FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in' with a few more batches due in February. Then I'll shift over for March. So anyone who is collecting...

Just started "Day 1" with some more eggs in the incubator yesterday for a hatch date of February 12th. They were put in on Jan. 22nd late in the evening, so day 1 is the 23rd. They are a "grab bag" of mostly some Bantam Blue Salmon Faverolles with some Bantam Cochins & Bantam...

I just received my eggs today (Jan. 6th) by mail, let them set on counter for about 7 1/2 hrs to settle the air cells, & set them in the incubator this evening (evening, so counting the next day as day 1). They are Bantam Blue Salmon Faverolles & are from the same breeder as my 6 for 6 hatch on...

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to have more of the pullets hatch than roosters, if that is what you wanted! I have heard of a few methods that people have used, but have you tried any with success? Here's what I've heard: pointed, narrow eggs will be roos & rounder eggs will be hens, more...